They arrived to find visible smoke coming from the residence and quickly put down the blaze in the kitchen before ... the marshal said. No one was injured during the incident.

Authorities are saying a residential structure blaze in Albemarle County was the result of an accidental cooking fire.

"Our crews were trying desperately to get up to the third floor, couldn’t do it,” Independence Fire Chief Jimmy Walker said.

There were no ... smoke and flames pouring out of the upper floors and roof, according to videos posted online by the Fire Department and television news outlets. Heavy winds had fueled the blaze ...